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- From: aviva@excelan (Aviva Garrett)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Challah I
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- Date: 6 Mar 87 04:15:39 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE CHALLAH-1 B "6 Oct 86" 1987
- .RZ "CHALLAH I" "A traditional Jewish bread
- Challah is a traditional Jewish bread
- that is part of many festivals, including sabbath dinners and weddings.
- For making a wedding loaf, this recipe can be doubled and used to make
- one braided loaf.
- It will fill up the entire oven, and you will have to find a
- cookie sheet big enough to put the loaf on.
- .IH "2 loaves"
- .IG "2\(14 cups" "water" "55 cl"
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "active dry yeast" "7 g"
- (one package)
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "sugar" "15 ml"
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "salt" "15 ml"
- (optional)
- .IG "\(14 cup" "oil" "6 cl"
- .IG "2" "eggs,"
- beaten
- .IG "9\-10 cups" "flour" "1 kg"
- .IG "1" "egg yolk"
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "water" "15 ml"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Dissolve the yeast and sugar in lukewarm water
- .TE "(105" "(40" ")."
- (Lukewarm water feels neither hot nor cold when a drop is placed
- on your wrist.)
- Let sit for 10 minutes to proof the yeast.
- If there are no bubbles in the water after this time, the yeast
- is inactive and you should start over with new yeast.
- .SK 2
- Add the salt (optional), oil, eggs, and most of the flour to the
- .AB "2\(14 cups" "55 cl"
- of water. Mix.
- .SK 3
- Place dough on floured board and knead for 5\-10 minutes.
- .SK 4
- Place dough in a clean bowl, brush some oil on the top
- (optional), and cover the bowl with a towel.
- Let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1\(12 hours.
- .SK 5
- Punch the dough down and let rise until doubled again (maybe another hour).
- .SK 6
- Punch dough down and place onto floured board.
- Form into two loaves.
- You can make normal loaves, or you can cut the dough
- and braid (with three or six pieces per loaf), or you can make
- braided or unbraided rolls, or you can roll the dough out until
- it's about
- .AB "\(14 inch" "\(12 cm"
- thick and then spread fried onions over it.
- Place loaves into oiled pans.
- .SK 7
- Cover pans and let rise for about 30 minutes.
- (Skip this step if you've rolled the dough out and covered with onions.)
- .SK 8
- Mix the egg yolk with
- .AB "1 Tbsp" "15 ml"
- of water. Brush loaves with this mixture.
- (Again, skip this if you've rolled the dough out.)
- .SK 9
- Bake at
- .TE 400 200
- for 20 minutes, then lower heat to
- .TE 350 175
- and bake for 40 additional minutes.
- If you are making rolls, you probably need to bake for a total
- of 20\-25 minutes.
- .NX
- You can add poppy or sesame seeds to the dough, or you can
- sprinkle the seeds on top.
- This bread is traditionally made with white flour, but is still
- good if made with all or part whole wheat flour.
- I think its good taste comes from the oil and eggs in the dough.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy, as bread goes.
- .I Time:
- preparation: 3\-5 hours (including rising); baking: 1 hour.
- .I Precision:
- measure ingredients carefully.
- .WR
- Aviva Garrett
- Santa Cruz, California
- Excelan, Inc., San Jose, Calif., USA
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